Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, known mononymously as Colette, was a French author and woman of letters. She was also a mime, actress, and journalist. Colette is best known in the English-speaking world for her 1944 novella Gigi, which was the basis for the 1958 film and the 1973 stage production of the same name. Her short story collection The Tendrils of the Vine is also famous in France.
Christina Lee Hemme is an American former professional wrestler and model. She is best known for her time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a ring announcer and one of the original Knockouts, and as a former wrestler in the WWE. She was also the winner of the 2004 WWE Diva Search, receiving $250,000 and a one-year contract with the company.
WWE Studios Inc. is an American film studio owned by the professional wrestling promotion WWE. WWE Studios movies frequently mix well-known actors and actresses in lead roles with WWE wrestlers, and teams with existing production and distribution companies to deliver the product at a cheaper cost for both parties.
Stacy Lee Carter is an American retired professional wrestling valet and professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenure in the World Wrestling Federation from August 1999 to February 2001 under the ring names Miss Kitty and The Kat, where she held the WWF Women's Championship once.
Combat de Reines or Swiss Cow fighting;, is a traditional event held mostly in the Swiss canton of Valais, in which a cow fights another cow . Each year, the Swiss canton of Valais hosts a series of cow fights known as combats de reines, which began in the 1920s and has drawn as many as 50,000 spectators in a year. The winner is called La Reine des Reines and increases dramatically in value. At the end of the year, a grand final is held in Aproz, where the six best from seven districts do battle in six weight categories.
Eve Torres Gracie is an American actress, dancer, model, martial arts instructor, and former professional wrestler. She is best known for her time with WWE, where she was the first ever three-time WWE Divas Champion.
The Wrestler is a 2008 American sports psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky and written by Robert Siegel. The film stars Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, and Evan Rachel Wood. Rourke plays an aging professional wrestler who, despite his failing health and waning fame, continues to wrestle in an attempt to cling to the success of his 1980s heyday. He also tries to mend his relationship with his estranged daughter and to find romance with a woman who works as a stripper.
Thea Megan Trinidad Büdgen is an American professional wrestler and actress. She is currently signed with WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Queen Zelina, where she is a former WWE Women's Tag Team Champion and the Inaugural Queens Crown winner. Trinidad is also the first out of three women to win the WWE and Impact/TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship.
Saraya-Jade Bevis, known professionally as Paige, is an English retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her time with WWE, where she is a two-time WWE Divas Champion, as well as the inaugural NXT Women's Champion. She is the only woman to ever hold both Divas and NXT Women's Championships simultaneously.
Fabrice Goldstein is a French film producer.
Ashley Nicole Miller is an American retired professional wrestler and model. She is best known for her time with WWE in their developmental territory NXT Wrestling under the ring name Audrey Marie. She defeated Aksana to win the FCW Divas Championship but dropped the title to Raquel Diaz.
Gloria Alvarado Nava is a Mexican luchadora best known by the ring name Goya Kong for her time working for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). She is the third-generation Luchadora, part of the Alvarado wrestling family as she is the granddaughter of Shadito Cruz and the daughter of José Alvarado Nieves, who worked under the ring name Brazo de Plata. She has several brothers and a sister who are also active wrestlers along with a number of uncles and cousins.
Cheree Georgina Crowley is a New Zealand professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Dakota Kai, and a member of Damage CTRL. She is also known for her time in NXT, where she won the inaugural Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, and is a former two-time NXT Women's Tag Team Champion.
Candice LeRae Gargano is an American professional wrestler best known for her time in WWE. She is a former NXT Women's Tag Team Champion and was a member of The Way.
Nhooph Al-Areebi (born November 23, 1994) is a Canadian professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Aliyah. She is a former WWE Women's Tag Team Champion. She holds the record for the fastest victory in WWE history at 3.17 seconds. Al-Areebi is the first female Arab-Canadian wrestler to win a championship for the WWE.
Adrienne Reese is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Athena. She is best known for her time in WWE, where she worked under the name Ember Moon. Prior to her main roster debut, Moon worked in WWE's developmental system, NXT, where she is a former NXT Women's Champion. Moon is the first person to win both the NXT Women's and NXT Women's Tag Team Titles.
Fighting with My Family is a 2019 biographical sports comedy-drama film written and directed by Stephen Merchant. Based on the 2012 documentary The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family by Max Fisher, it depicts the career of English professional wrestler Paige as she makes her way to WWE, while also following her brother Zak Zodiac, as he struggles with his failure to achieve similar success. Florence Pugh and Jack Lowden star as Paige and Zodiac respectively, alongside Lena Headey, Nick Frost, Vince Vaughn, and Dwayne Johnson, with the latter also acting as producer.
Aoife Cusack is an Irish professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, performimg under the ring name Aoife Valkyrie. She has additionally wrestled under the ring names Valkyrie Cain, Lady Valkyrie, and Valkyrie.
Massacre on Queens Boulevard was a professional wrestling live event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) on April 13, 1996 in New York, USA. The event was held in the Lost Battalion Hall in the Rego Park section of the New York City borough of Queens. The event took its name from the street where the venue is located. Excerpts from Massacre on Queens Boulevard aired on episode #156 of the syndicated television show ECW Hardcore TV on April 16, 1996, while the event was released on VHS in 1996 and on DVD in 2002. It was made available for streaming on the WWE Network in 2020. The bout between Chris Jericho and Taz was also included on the compilation DVD ECW: Unreleased Vol. 2 released by WWE in 2013.
Karen Yu is an American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to the promotion WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Wendy Choo. She is also known for her appearances with Ring of Honor and on the independent circuit as Karen Q and for her appearances with WWE as Mei Ying.
